Can I brand my own windows?

[tcorbyn]

Hi all!

I just wanted to know if it is at all possible to brand a copy of windows using an OEM licence? I want to do it in the same way that other brands (such as dell) brand their copys of windows.

The other thing I would like to know is if once it is done is there a way of me creating a bootable pen drive with the branded windows on it to be installed on multiple systems? I would like to change the backgrounds from the ones that windows comes pre installed aswell. Then when it comes to activating it I will use an individual key for each system.

Here is an example of what I want to do (but obviously with a logo other than the dell one!)

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/6275/windowsbranding.jpg

Cheers! Tommy

[PeterStoba]

There's loads of guides to changing the OEM logo and registration information on google.

It's not branding windows, because windows is windows...

[SoulsCollective]

Look into a program called Vista Visual Master. That should allow you to customise all that through a GUI.

[Sailindawg]

The OEM version of XP used to come bundled with a software disk to allow one to do exactly what you're after. You can probably google for the software or go to MS's site to get the software. I don't recall what the disk was called, but if you've ordered the OEM version of W-7, it would probably be included.

[lunat!c#]

TuneUp Utilities has an option for that as well. Rather straight forward though, only need several clicks.